A Short and Plain Exposition of the Old Testament (Volume 5); With Devotional and Practical Reflections, for the Use of Families (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1805. Excerpt: ... that I knew nothing of it till God was pleased to discover it to me 19 by revelation. But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter, insensible of my danger; aild I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered; let us utterly destroy the prophet and his prophecy together. 20 But O Lord of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I revealed my cause; I appeal to the righteous 21 God, who will punish them as the ting of Israel. Therefore thus saith the Lord of the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying, Prophesy not in the name of the Lord, that thou die not 22 by our hand: t Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, Behold, 1 will punish them: the young men shall die by the sword; 23 their sons and their daughters shall die by famine: And there shall be no remnant of them: for I will bring evil upon the men of Anathoth, even the year of their visitation. REFLECTIONS. I. TT'ROM hence observe the necessity there is of a due attenX? tion to the words of God's covenant. In order to correct the errors and irregularities of the Jews, the prophet attempts to bring them back to the original constitution of their church and government. The great command of the covenant with them was, to obey God's voice, and the promise, that he ivould be their God. The same is required of us under the covenant of grace, with which God hath favoured us. It is the business of ministers often to remind their hearers of this, and to be examples of obedience; and those especially who have solemnly engaged themselves to God in covenant, ...